As we all know, Confucius was a great educator, but he was also a musician, who could sing, play the piano and compose music. When he sings with others, if the other person sings well, he will definitely ask him to sing it again, listening attentively, and then join in with him again. His educational policy is not to cultivate some idiots who study hard, but to cultivate all-round talents.

Confucius once studied piano with Shi Xiang. One day, Shi Xiang gave him a piece of music and asked him to practice it by himself. He practiced it for more than ten days and still had no intention of stopping. Unable to stop himself, he said, "You can change the tune and practice it." Confucius replied, "Although I am familiar with its tune, I have not yet figured out its rules." After a while, Shi Xiang said again: "You have figured out its rules. You can change the music and practice it." Unexpectedly, Confucius replied, "I haven't realized its musical image yet." After another period of time, Shi Xiang found that Confucius had a solemn expression and a healthy body, as if he had changed his appearance. This time, without waiting for Shi Xiang to ask questions, Kong Liao said first: "I have already realized the image of music. He is dark, tall, and has far-reaching eyes. He seems to have the air of a king. This person must be King Wen." Shi Xiang listened. Well, he was shocked because the song happened to be called "Wen Wang Cao" and he had not told Confucius beforehand.

Confucius can also be said to be a first-class music connoisseur. According to legend, "Shao" is a music and dance from the time of Yao and Shun. Confucius never had the opportunity to listen to it in the state of Lu. Later, he heard it at a palace banquet in the state of Qi. Finally enjoying it, Confucius was completely fascinated by this solemn music, so much so that he didn't know the taste of meat in March, and said: "It's not just for fun, it's like this."

Judging people by their appearance

Confucius had many disciples, one of whom was named Zaiyu, who was eloquent and eloquent. He had a good impression on Confucius at first, but then gradually the truth was revealed: he was neither benevolent nor very lazy; he did not read or listen to lectures during the day, and slept in bed. For this reason, Confucius called him "a rotten tree that cannot be carved." Another disciple of Confucius was called Tantai Mieming, whose courtesy name was Ziyu. He was from Lu and was thirty-nine years younger than Confucius. Ziyu's body and appearance were ugly and he wanted to serve Confucius. Confucius began to think that he had low qualifications and would never become a talent. But after he studied as a teacher, he devoted himself to the practice of self-cultivation when he returned home. He dealt with things honestly and did not go astray. He never went to meet with ministers or officials unless it was for official business. Later, Ziyu traveled to the Yangtze River. There were 300 disciples who followed him. His reputation was very high, and his name was recited in all the vassal states. Confucius heard about this and said with emotion: "I judge the quality of a person's quality by words only, but my judgment of Jaeyu is wrong; I judge the quality of a person's quality by his appearance only, and my judgment of Jaeyu is wrong." Yu's judgment was wrong again